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Wexler Oral History Project

A growing collection of in-depth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of Yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of Jewish identity.

Lea Kalisch's Oral History

Lea Kalisch, actor, activist, self-described multidisciplinary "collage artist" and Yiddish speaker, was interviewed by Nina Pick on April 12th, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York.

This interview was conducted in English.

Lea Kalisch was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1994.

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Favorite Yiddish word,
Yiddish words,
Family histories,
Childhood,
Jewish Identity,
Yiddish language,
Yiddish learning,
Yiddish revival and activism,
Immigration and migration,
Languages,
Theater,
Dance,
Music,
Klezmer,
Singing,
Poetry,
Career and Professional Life,
Holocaust,
World War II,
Education,
Jewish education,
Religion,
Jewish holidays,
Zionism,
Eastern Europe,
Cultural heritage,
Czechoslovakia,
Palestine,
Shane Baker,
Yasmin Levy,
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene,
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research,
The Workman's Circle,
New Yiddish Rep,
1940s,
2000s,
currents

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